The South African Human Rights (SAHRC) Commission will be taking steps against the controversial Afrikaans musician Steve Hofmeyer after he made concerning remarks about the LGBTIQ+ community on social media.
The SAHRC was approached by a Non profit Organization based in Gqeberha, who reported the comments which they believe were a human rights violation.
Hofmeyer’s statement involved him making comments referring to the ‘+’ in the LGBTQI+ abbreviation.
He wrote: “…Waar my generasie geleer het om met muise eende en honde te praat gaan ons kinders geleer word hoe om met muise, eende en honde seks te he…” (Where my generation learned to talk to mice ducks and dogs, our children are going to be taught how to have sex with mice, ducks and dogs).
The commission has said that the comments made by Hofmeyer may seriously demean and humiliate members ascribing to the LGBTIQ+ community and may also affect their rights to equality and dignity as stated in sections nine and ten of the South African constitution.
The Commission further said the comments, which appeared to be in response to Disney’s undertaking to move towards greater inclusivity on their platform, may be in contravention of Section 11 of the Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act, 2000 (Equality Act), read with section 1.
Ek sê nie die “onwettige” voorkeure is LGBTQIA+ se amptelike beleid nie (my apologies as jy so dink), maar dis ook nie wat ek gesê het nie. Die + bied myns insiens ‘n tuiste vir #schoolcapture, Disney se #grooming en die seksualisering van ons kleuters. En wat volg. Plus…
— Steve Hofmeyr (@steve_hofmeyr) April 12, 2022
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